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The problem really is procurement. If there's any thing I wish this community would understand, it's that. See -- big government contractors have things locked

by cjoh 15y ago

The problem really is procurement. If there's any thing I wish this community would understand, it's that. See -- big government contractors have things locked up. They make campaign contributions to members of congress who create regulations that make it so that they're the only ones who can compete in an open competition. At the same time, Government has effectively replaced a substantial portion of its operational employees with contractors. I've met tech teams, for instance, for all major agencies, and have yet to meet an actual programmer that works for the government, with the exception of some but very few, in the defense community. Heck, even the armed guards who control access to our federal buildings are contractors rather than civil servants. A lot of our issues revolve around procurement. Why did whitehouse.gov cost 12 Million dollars when BarackObama cost $1.2? Procurement. Recovery.gov? 18Million. Why? Only a handful giant companies were allowed to bid. Why isn't congress talking about procurement reform when they're all about budget cuts? http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/lockheed-martin/5516ba695ba741ab9f6ff35627621297 http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/lockheed-martin/55... http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/lockheed-martin/5516ba695ba741ab9f6ff35627621297 http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/lockheed-martin/55... http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/general-dynamics/4438cca4c4ae4715b1bf348629b68cc0 http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/general-dynamics/4... http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/northrop-grumman/6a2f5a216da4454198a2265b4955ff5d http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/northrop-grumman/6... It's a messed up system that makes it so that government has to spend $93 Million Dollars a year on SharePoint when, for let's say 10% of those cases, they could be spending $200/mo on BaseCamp.

gaius 15y ago
A lot of our issues revolve around procurement. Why did whitehouse.gov cost 12 Million dollars when BarackObama cost $1.2? Procurement. That's a simplistic analysis. whitehouse.gov went online at a time when everything Internet-related was a lot more expensive.
- iwwr 15y ago
  Procurement is also a factor in standardization. If you're not Microsoft or Oracle, your best bet is a standards-compliant product.
- cjoh 15y ago
  The present whitehouse.gov contract was signed in 2008, on November 4th. Recovery.gov went on in 2009. A new whitehouse.gov will likely get purchased in 2012 when the 2008 contract expires. It will likely cost more than 12 million.

by cjoh 15y ago

gaius 15y ago

A lot of our issues revolve around procurement. Why did whitehouse.gov cost 12 Million dollars when BarackObama cost $1.2? Procurement. That's a simplistic analysis. whitehouse.gov went online at a time when everything Internet-related was a lot more expensive.

iwwr 15y ago
Procurement is also a factor in standardization. If you're not Microsoft or Oracle, your best bet is a standards-compliant product.
cjoh 15y ago
The present whitehouse.gov contract was signed in 2008, on November 4th. Recovery.gov went on in 2009. A new whitehouse.gov will likely get purchased in 2012 when the 2008 contract expires. It will likely cost more than 12 million.